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tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

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Gif wind tó cóme, ðonne tóstencte hé ða lác sácrificium superveniens aura dispergeret, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 22. Se god-cunda anweald hí (the builders of Babel) tóstencte, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 24: Homl. Th. i. 318, 18.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Swégde swíðlíc wind of ðam wéstene, ii. 450, 18. Ða wæterburnan swégdon and urnon, Dóm. L. 3: Ps. Spl. 45, 3. Ærðan ðe ðæt scearpe swurd swége tó his hneccan descend with a crash upon his neck, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 185. Swégende tumultuans, Hpt.

efne

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H. 119, 2: 129, 16. of manner, degree Mid wíne and hunige gemenged gelíce efne ( just alike ), Lch. i. 363, 14. ¶ followed by swá, swelce :-- Cirican mund*-*byrd is efne swá cynges, Ll. Th. i. 330, 21.

hwanan

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Hé nyste hwanon hyt (the wine made from water) cóm, Jn. 2, 9. (2 d) from what quarter action should proceed :-- Þæt ic ongiton mæge hwonan ic þín tilian scyle (from what side I am to set about thy care) and hú ut, qui modo sit tuae curationis, intelligam

síd

(adj.)
Grammar
síd, adj.
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Kmbl. 1304; An. 652. figuratively, far-reaching, large Geþol*-*ode wine Scyldinga weána gehwylcne, sídra sorga, Beo. Th. 300; B. 149. Ic worn hæbbe sídra sorga gehýred, Exon. Th. 11, 13; Cri. 170.

Linked entry: síd-folc

cúþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
cúþ, comp.ra; sup. ost, est ; adj. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan] .

known, clear, plain, evident, manifest notus, cognĭtus, manifestus known, well known, sure, safe, noted, known as excellent, famed, celebratednotus, certus, præstans, egregius familiar, intimate, related, friendlynotus, familiāris, amīcus, benevŏlus

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Ne sint me winas cúþe eorlas elþeódige the strange men are no affable friends to me, Andr. Kmbl. 396; An. 198. Feor ðú me dydest freóndas cúþe longe fecisti notos meos a me, Ps. Th. 87, 8. Míne cúþe notos meos, 87, 18: 54, 13: 131, 18

ufera

(adj.)
Grammar
ufera, uferra; cpve.: ufemest; spve.

upperhigherupmosthighestlaterafter

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On ðam ufemystan windle in uno canistro quod erat excelsius, Gen. 40, 17. On midne dæg bið seó sunne on ðam ufemestum ryne stígende, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 18. temporal, later, after.

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Genim wínes and eles swilc healf take some wine and of oil half as much, 180, 11. Medmicel pipores and óþer swilc cymenes a moderate amount of pepper and an equal quantity of cummin, 256, 5: 134, 26.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Heó tófereþ ðæt sár; ðæt sylfe heó déþ mid wíne gecnucud. Lchdm. i. 190, 18: Ps. Th. 81, 3: 83, 6 : 128, 1.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

ge-sceaft

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Swylce ðá gesceafta (se lég and se wind) him betweónan gefeohtan sceoldan, Bl. H. . 221, 14.

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fallfall downruerecorruere

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Ðæt se swá stronglíce hrure on ða circan that it [the wind] beat so strongly on the church, Shrn. 81, 22. Hreósan under heolstorhofu, Elen. Kmbl. 1525; El. 764: Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 25; Cri. 1413.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Pund ealoþ gewihþ .vi. penegum máre ðonne pund wætres, and .i. pund wínes gewihþ .xv. penegum máre ðonne .i. pund wætres, etc., Lchdm. ii. 298, 16-26. Gegníd on mortere ðæne pening gewege, 18, 3: 134, 25.

Linked entry: pending

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Homl. 127, 19. to turn, (intrans.) to go Ðá oncerde se wind from ðære byrig, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 7. Hé þyder oncirde, Beo. Th. 5933; B. 2970: 5895; B. 2951. Ýða ongin eft oncyrde, Andr.

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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spread Suá willaþ ða synna weaxænde tóflówan gif hié ne beóþ gebundne mid láreówdóme, Past. 17; Swt. 123, 16. to pass away, be dissipated, scattered, rendered useless, brought to nothing Ðæt wé gemundan ðæt úre dǽde and úre geþohtas nalæs on ðisne wind

Linked entry: te-flówan

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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Nys hyt swá stearc winter ðæt ic durre lutian æt hám for ege hláfordes mínes non est tam aspera hyems ut audeam latere domi prae timore domini mei, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17.

for-stelan

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Gif hwá forstele esne oððe mannan, fæste .ii. winter, Ll. Th. ii. 140, 37. Þa ofdrifenan oððe þá forstolenan depeculata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 59. <b>I a.</b> with cognate acc.

ge-gán

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R. 16, 1. of an event, to happen, come to pass Þá þæt geeóde þæt se wer wearð wíne druncen, Gen. 1562.

ge-lǽstan

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</b> with idea of sufficiency :-- Daga gehwylce hí heom ꝥ wín tó bryce hæfdon, and hit heom gelǽste they used the wine every day, and it lasted them (to the end of the journey ), Gr. D. 66, 20.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Gyf ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, Lchdm. i. 172, 10-13. On drince þicgean, 198, 25. Genim ðás ylcan wyrte, seóð on hunige, syle þiggean (þiggcan, MS. H.: þicgan, MS. B.), 150, 9. Symbel þicgan, Beo. Th. 2025; B. 1010.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Hé wolde ðæt wanne wæter tó wíne áwendan. Homl. Th. ii. 58, 16. Sweart wæter, wonne wælstreámas, Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301 : 86, 13; Gen. 1430.

Linked entries: wan wanniht